Trick or Treat!!

The girls had a great Halloween this year! I have been worrying about it because I remember a lot of times growing up in Wyoming when we had to wear a winter coat over our halloween costumes and actually walk through snow in order to go trick-or-treating...what a disappointment that was!!

"Trick or Treat!"
"What are you supposed to be little girl?"
"Oh I'm a witch....from the North Pole!!"

Ha, ha. But we lucked out this year cause we had great weather!! We didn't have to wear winter coats, but we did have to wear pants and shirts underneath the costumes!! So, Matty was Hannah Montana (whom she loves) and Anastyn was Minnie Mouse (whom I made sure she loved by the time Halloween got here!)

Matty Montana!

Annie Mouse!

My Little Rock Star!

I thought this was a cute pic...

Okay...and I just had to post this. These are two of my cousins. They are huge Kiss fans...obviously. I just thought their costumes were out of this world!!

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween! Rock On!!!

thirty-something

Why does this bother me so much? I can't even explain it to myself. Logically, it isn't that bad. But deep in my heart I despise getting older. I had a mild crisis at 25, for heaven's sake. Last year was bad...the big 3-o. But now I am 31 - might as well be 38! "How old is Catherine?" they will say. "I don't know...in her thirties?" Makes me cringe. But that's okay. The fact is I am getting older. Who cares if I have a little extra fat around the middle? I have two beautiful girls to show for it! So what if I have laugh lines? At least I have been laughing! I guess the scary part about getting older is how fast time seems to fly by. It just makes me realize that I need to enjoy my little girls and my husband and make lots of lovely memories...right now! Maybe time will slow down a bit if I am more careful to live in the moment and observe my life as its happening! So, I had a wonderful birthday! My sweet Mr. Leithead made me breakfast in the morning. I got to have lunch with him and my girls and my parents. My sweet mother made me a yummy birthday cake. I got to go out to dinner with some of my favorite girls....Matty, Anastyn, mom, and mom leithead. And I got all kinds of nice phonecalls and texts and birthday wishes! It was great! And today I went to lunch with a friend whose birthday is tomorrow....happy birthday Teresa!! Here's to turning thirty-something!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAT!!

Happy Birthday Catherine!! We Love You Lots and think you are a great Mother and Wife! I won't share your age with everyone, but will share some pics of my cute wife!!! So everyone here is your "treat" for Cats birthday!!! Enjoy....






The Birthday Girl sportin her new pants and sweater!







Catherine 1 yr old









Catherine 2 yrs old





Catherine 3 1/2 yrs old



Cat about 11 yrs old

Catherines senior pic

Mrs Leithead

Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails...

...Wait! Isn't that what little BOYS are made of?? Anastyn is obsessed with bugs. 'Hoppers', Crickets, Bees, Spiders, Flies....whatever. She loves them and is completely fascinated by them. She is always on the lookout for a bug. Every time I turn around here comes Anastyn...


"Loot mom! A bud!" She likes to pick them up and watch them wiggle and squirm. Now, I personally hate bugs. Hate them. Whenever I see her coming with one I want to throw my hands up, scream, and run the other way. I have always been afraid of anything creepy-crawly or slimy or gross in any way. My little sister use to chase me around the house with bugs and snakes...I guess Anastyn has that gene too! I try to be very calm because I don't want her to be as scared of them as I am. However, I don't want her to think she can just pick up any bug she sees...what if she gets a hold of a black widow or a bee??? Anyways...we think she's funny...and so darn CUTE!!!